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The term Viennese Actionism describes a short and violent movement in 20th century art that can be regarded as part of the many independent efforts of the sixties to develop " action art" ( Fluxus, Happening, Performance, Body Art, etc.). Its main participants were Günter Brus , Adolf Frohner , Otto Mühl, Hermann Nitsch, Alfons Schilling and Rudolf Schwarzkogler . As "actionists," they were active between 1960 and 1971. Most have continued their artistic work in an independent way from the early 1970s onwards.Further Reading
- Von der Aktionsmalerei zum Aktionismus. Wien 1960-1965, Klagenfurt, Ritter-Verlag, 1988.
- Wiener Aktionismus. Wien 1960-1971, Klagenfurt, Ritter-Verlag, 1989.
- Der Wiener Aktionismus und die Österreicher, Klagenfurt, Ritter-Verlag, 1995
- Out of Actions. Actionism, Body Art & Performance 1949-1979 (Exhibition catalogue), Vienna-Stuttgart, MAK/Cantz, 1998.
- Brus Muehl Nitsch Schwarzkogler. Writings of the Viennese Actionists, London, Atlas Press, 1999.
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